0.332 | 60.25 |
Volney's powder No. 1 | 0.322 | 58.44 | Nitrated naphthalene.
" No. 2 | 0.294 | 53.18 | " "
Melinite | 0.280 | 50.82 | Picric acid 70%, and
| | | sol. nitro-cotton 30%.
Silver fulminate | 0.277 | 50.27 |
Mercury | 0.275 | 49.91 |
Mortar powder | 0.155 | 28.13 |
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~Composition of some of the Explosives in Common Use.~

~Ordinary Dynamite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 75 per cent.
Kieselguhr 25 "

~Amvis.~

Nitrate of Ammonia 90 per cent.
Chloro-di-nitro Benzene 5 "
Wood Pulp 5 "

~Ammonia Nitrate Powder.~

Nitrate of Ammonia 80 per cent.
Chlorate of Potash 5 "
Nitro-Glucose 10 "
Coal Tar 5 "

~Celtite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 56-59 parts.
Nitro-Cotton 2-3.5 "
KNO_{3} 17-21 "
Wood Meal 8-9 "
Ammonium Oxalate 11-13 "
Moisture 0.5-1.5 "

~Atlas Powders.~

Sodium Nitrate 2.0 per cent.
Nitro-Glycerine 75.0 "
Wood Pulp 21.0 "
Magnesium Carbonate 2.0 "

~Dauline.~

Nitro-Glycerine 50 per cent.
Sawdust 30 "
Nitrate of Potash 20 "

~Vulcan Powder.~

Nitro-Glycerine 30 per cent.
Nitrate of Soda 52.5 "
Sulphur 7.0 "
Charcoal 10.5 "

~Vigorite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 30 per cent.
Nitrate of Soda 60 "
Charcoal 5 "
Sawdust 5 "

~Rendrock.~

Nitrate of Potash 40 per cent.
Nitro-Glycerine 40 "
Wood Pulp 13 "
Paraffin or Pitch 7 "

~Ammonia Nitrate Powder.~

Ammonia Nitrate 80 per cent.
Potassium Chlorate 5 "
Nitro-Glucose 10 "
Coal Tar 5 "

~Hercules Powders.~

Nitro-Glycerine 75 to 40 per cent.
Sugar 1 " 15.66 "
Chlorate of Potash 1.05 " 3.34 "
Nitrate of Potash 2.10 " 31.00 "
Carbonate of Magnesia 20.85 " 10.00 "

~Carbo-Dynamite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 90 per cent.
Charcoal 10 "

~Geloxite (Permitted List).~

Nitro-Glycerine 64-54 parts.
Nitro-Cotton 5-4 "
Nitrate of Potash 22-13 "
Ammonium Oxalate 15-12 "
Red Ochre 1-0 "
Wood Meal 7-